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Patient and carer organizations¶
| Organization | Region | Publicly described services | Verified source | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat | UK | Helpline, web chat, moderated groups, resources, carer hub, policy work | Beat | 2026-09-02 |
| ANAD | US | Free peer support, helpline, support groups, recovery mentoring and directory | ANAD About | 2026-09-02 |
| F.E.A.S.T. | International | Caregiver education, peer groups, forum, mentorship and community | F.E.A.S.T. | 2026-09-02 |
| Eating Disorders Families Australia | Australia | National support, education and advocacy for carers/families | EDFA (HTTP 200 on audit re-check, 2026-09-02); the Australian Government directory entry previously cited timed out on re-check and is retained only as a secondary pointer | 2026-09-02 |
Audit re-verification, 2026-09-02. All four organization URLs were re-requested by the independent auditor. Beat (HTTP 200), ANAD (200) and F.E.A.S.T. (200) resolved. The Australian Government directory URL originally recorded for EDFA did not respond within 40 seconds on two attempts, so the organization's own site — which resolved cleanly — is now the primary verified source for that row. This is a link-availability observation, not a finding about the organization.
Sweep re-check, 2026-09-30. Beat, ANAD (/about/), F.E.A.S.T. and EDFA all returned HTTP 200. New material since 2026-09-02: Beat launched a report on Autistic people's experience of eating-disorder care on 9 September 2026 (see sources.md and themes.md). No new dated campaign or report was seen on the ANAD, F.E.A.S.T. or EDFA home pages; ANAD's most recent dated home-page item was 11 August 2026. Beat also published a UK prevalence estimate on 23 July 2026 (1 in 20, or 3.5 million people, affected by an eating disorder, up from its 2017 estimate of 1.25 million, which Beat says is not directly comparable); it predates this sweep window, covers all eating disorders rather than AN, and its methods page was not read, so it is noted here and not entered in STATISTICS.md.
Scope notes¶
All four organizations address multiple eating disorders, not AN alone. Availability, hours, eligibility and geographic reach can change; the linked page is authoritative. Peer support and helplines do not replace emergency or specialist medical care. No private participant story was collected.